Trail of blood leads police to West Lafayette burglary suspect

West Lafayette police detectives are investigating what happened overnight at the Chauncey Hill Mall. Employees from surrounding businesses showed up to work Monday morning to find the front door window of Smoke Shop busted out.

Posted: Jun 17, 2019 8:20 AM

Updated: Jun 18, 2019 1:49 AM

Posted By: WLFI Staff Reports

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — West Lafayette police detectives are investigating what happened overnight at the Chauncey Hill Mall. Employees from surrounding businesses showed up to work Monday morning to find the front door window of Smoke Shop busted out.

Lt. Jon Eager said police got the call around 6:45 a.m. He said a blood trail led police from Smoke Shop to an apartment on South Chauncey Avenue two blocks away.

Lt. Jon Eager says a trail of blood led them to an apartment complex on Chauncey St. He believes the person who broke into a West Lafayette business is inside. Here’s an idea of what led police there.@WLFI@MorningTeam18pic.twitter.com/2mB6ftoVb9

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